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Few teeth in Trump's prescription to reduce drug prices 12 May 2018 - 01:04 am
In Rose Garden remarks at the White House, President Donald Trump called his plan the
Argentine peso heads for worst week since 2015 after IMF meeting 12 May 2018 - 12:57 am
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde poses for a photo with Argentinian Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne prior to talks at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2018. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Garuda cancels some flights as Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts 11 May 2018 - 11:45 pm
A view of Mount Merapi following an eruption as seen from Donoharjo village, near Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia May 11, 2018. Reuters/Dwi Oblo
Bank of England is losing time to create breathing room before Brexit 11 May 2018 - 11:02 am
Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, attends the central bank's quarterly Inflation Report press conference in London, on May 10, 2018.  AFP / Frank Augstein
'Superman': Hong Kong's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing 11 May 2018 - 11:02 am
Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing, 89, speaks to the press after a meeting with shareholders at the Harbour Grand hotel in Hong Kong on May 10, 2018, on the official day of his retirement.  AFP / Anthony Wallace
Social investors see the light on clean energy for the poor 10 May 2018 - 08:14 pm
Fikile Mthiyane takes a break from cooking a family meal in KwaNdengezi, South Africa, August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
Trump's Iran nuclear deal withdrawal has oil shippers in limbo over insurance 10 May 2018 - 07:05 pm
Oil tankers pass the skyline of Singapore,  June 8, 2016. (Reuters /Edgar Su)
Apple scraps $1 billion Irish data centre over planning delays 10 May 2018 - 12:41 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 23, 2018 shows Apple logos on a computer screen in Beijing. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Walmart to pay $16 bln for control of India's Flipkart, shares slide 09 May 2018 - 11:20 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (L) and Flipkart co-founder and CEO Binny Bansal shaking hands at an event in Bangalore on May 9, 2018, as a deal was announced for Walmart to buy a stake in Flipkart. AFP photo / Walmart
Audi targets $1.2 billion profit boost from car-data services 09 May 2018 - 11:20 pm
German carmaker Audi CEO Rupert Stadler (R) and Herbert Diess, chairman of the Audi supervisory board and CEO of carmaker Volkswagen (VW), shake hands prior to the Audi AG general meeting in Ingolstadt, southern Germany, on May 9, 2018. AFP / Christof Sta
Cracks in British nuclear reactor ring power alarm bells 09 May 2018 - 07:15 pm
The Hunterston nuclear power station in West Kilbride, Scotland May 15, 2013. Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett
SoftBank CEO confirms Walmart to buy control of India's Flipkart 09 May 2018 - 12:21 pm
File photo: The logo of India's e-commerce firm Flipkart is seen on the company's office in Bengaluru, India April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File Photo
Japan's Takeda clinches $62 bln deal to buy drugmaker Shire 08 May 2018 - 11:30 am
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical Co is seen at an office building in Glattbrugg near Zurich March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Migrant workers sent $256 billion home to Asia-Pacific last year: UN 07 May 2018 - 09:02 pm
A man holds various English Pound notes as he waits in line to exchange it for Euros notes outside a money exchange office in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar June 24 2016 AFP
Algeria to open farming concessions to foreigners 07 May 2018 - 07:45 pm
Cows are seen in a farm in Tipaza, Algeria April 21, 2018. Picture taken April 21, 2018. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina
Air France shares nosedive after CEO bails 07 May 2018 - 07:23 pm
Jean-Marc Janaillac, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM Group, attends a news conference in Paris, France, May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Nestle takes over sales of Starbucks in the grocery aisle 07 May 2018 - 07:21 pm
Nestle's Nescafe coffee products sit on the shelf at a CVS Pharmacy store, May 7, 2018 in New York City.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
News agencies hail 'major step' by EU to make net giants pay for news 07 May 2018 - 07:01 pm
Representative image: Staff work in a control during a news program at NTV studios in Nairobi on February 6, 2018. (AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba)